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[Validation & Sanitization](/categories/validation) 4. / 5. activerules/json-guard ActiveLibrary[Validation & Sanitization](/categories/validation) activerules/json-guard ====================== A validator for JSON using json-schema. 1.0.4(8y ago)0451MITPHPPHP >=5.6.0 Since Apr 15Pushed 8y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/ActiveRules/json-guard)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/activerules/json-guard)[ Docs](https://github.com/activerules/json-guard)[ RSS](/packages/activerules-json-guard/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 2mo ago READMEChangelog (3)Dependencies (6)Versions (19)Used By (0) JSON Guard ========== [](#json-guard) [![Software License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/55c0218c8f8009f06ad4ddae837ddd05301481fcf0dff8e0ed9dadda8780713e/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f6c6963656e73652d4d49542d627269676874677265656e2e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](LICENSE.md)[![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/dd7ce5114ef9d62e3c16059925476b23b1ba37da4f1e47e52877f0cf18f6057d/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7472617669732f61637469766572756c65732f6a736f6e2d67756172642f6d61737465722e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://travis-ci.org/activerules/json-guard)[![Coverage Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/3005435130973670ee44ca1edb6fd03c4940a30437f81abfe155cb76215b99d2/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7363727574696e697a65722f636f7665726167652f672f61637469766572756c65732f6a736f6e2d67756172642e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://scrutinizer-ci.com/g/activerules/json-guard/code-structure)[![Quality Score](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/432b01ea63a385fa58ebdf9ebd3be607eba5e457442acd8c4065ce2d9ec1c6df/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7363727574696e697a65722f672f61637469766572756c65732f6a736f6e2d67756172642e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://scrutinizer-ci.com/g/activerules/json-guard)[![Documentation](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/16ee0df28d58259503825d407ff718c07112b5f956409840668d1efc7ddce4ae/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f446f63732d4c61746573742d627269676874677265656e2e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](http://json-guard.thephpleague.com/) This package is a validator for [JSON Schema](http://json-schema.org/). It fully supports draft 4 of the specification. Notable Features: - Passes the entire [draft 4 JSON Schema Test Suite](https://github.com/json-schema/JSON-Schema-Test-Suite). - Fully customizable with custom rule sets. - Helpful error messages with JSON Pointers. Install ------- [](#install) ### Via Composer [](#via-composer) ``` composer require league/json-guard ``` Usage ----- [](#usage) Complete documentation is available [here](http://json-guard.activerules.com/). Change log ---------- [](#change-log) Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information about what has changed recently. Testing ------- [](#testing) You need to run a web server while testing. ``` $ composer test-server ``` Once the server is running, you can run the test suite. ``` $ composer test ``` Contributing ------------ [](#contributing) Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details. Security -------- [](#security) If you discover any security related issues, please email instead of using the issue tracker. Credits ------- [](#credits) - [Brian Winkers](https://github.com/activerules) - [Matt Allan](https://github.com/activerules) - [All Contributors](../../contributors) License ------- [](#license) The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information. Sponsored By: ------------- [](#sponsored-by) [UltriNet](http://www.ultri.net) ### Health Score 31 — LowBetter than 68% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity12 Limited adoption so far Community17 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity67 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor4 4 contributors hold 50%+ of commits How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. 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